New Program Offered at the Children’s Bereavement Center
FINDING FORTITUDE FOR THE FUTURE
The after-school program for 6th and 7th grade students will begin on Monday, September 30th, 4:15 p.m. 6:00 p.m. in Briscoe Hall. The students will meet Monday – Wednesday every week through the 2024-25 academic year. At this time there are 20 students enrolled in the program.
This program will provide grief and trauma group counseling which might be necessary as the result of a death loss; guidance on how to build or rebuild relationships with family, friends, and people in the community following a loss; and using the expressive arts to create an engaging piece of work that illustrates their story of how they healed from their grief journey. Once a month, family dinners will be provided so that the students can share their experiences while in the program.
There will be team-building exercises fashioned after low ropes elements, educational exercises to expand the academic instruction the students will receive at school, and various artistic endeavors including art, music, and literature.
If you know of someone who has a student in the 6th or 7th grade who might be interested in participating in this program, please have them contact The Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas – Uvalde at 830-333-9833 or email Brenda Faulkner at bfaulkner@cbcst.org. As with all services at the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas – Uvalde, the program will be free to the participants. Registration and intake are required by caregivers to participate which only takes about 30 to 45 minutes to complete.